Ministry of Defence: Project Head Office Modern Environment (HOME) IT Infrastructure Solution

A new electronic working environment

developed jointly by Fujitsu and Microsoft

Fujitsu won the contract for Project Head Office Modern Environment (HOME) providing the project management, integration, implementation and ongoing service management of a new IT infrastructure and 6,000 work stations.

A new electronic working environment, developed jointly by Fujitsu and Microsoft, was introduced, codenamed Accelerator. It included a Meridio Enterprise Document and Records Management (EDRM) solution, K2’s workflow product, Microsoft SharePoint Services and innovative hardware to enable collaborative working with multiple security levels.

A shared television service was also developed by Fujitsu, creating a cutting edge broadcasting solution to distribute ten unclassified television channels directly to the users desktop.

Fujitsu’s involvement was total, from development and implementation, to training and floor walking, to helping users in their first few days with the new systems.